Ex-Nazis
Ex-Nazis are those who were once Nazis and resigned from the party. The term is applied to former Nazis who belonged to the party at the time when the
Nazi party was declared illegal and was disbanded upon the victory of the
Allies. Many of the latter group had to go through a process of
denazification and some were subjected to the
Nuremberg process.
Members who resigned
\nHermann Rauschning
Status after Party disolution
\nThe Cold War broke out shortly after the end of World War II. As a result of the new conflict many ex-Nazis were absorbed into the CIA or the militaries of Britain or the US. Many were used for their military intelligence information about the Russians and for their technological expertise in jet airplanes and rockets.
Upon termination of the war and the creation of Federal Germany, the districts that voted majority Nazi in 1932 voted the Social Democrat ticket in 1972. (1)
"Democratically enlightened" Nazis were permitted to become member of the Christian Democrats. The Christian Democratic Union placed several ex-Nazis into high positions with Kurt Georg Kiesinger becoming Chancellor for a period in the 1960s and Hans Filbinger becoming Minister President of Baden-Württemberg. See List of famous Nazis influential after 1945.
Many Nazis emigrated to South America in late 1940s, some with the complicity of the United States or the Vatican.
In Austria, many former Nazis joined the Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ Liberal party of Austria). (1)
Related Topics
\n*List of famous Nazis influential after 1945
References
\n#Leftism Revisited, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Regenery Gateway, Washington, D.C., l990. pg 179.
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